M4.4 earthquake 94 km N of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 94 km N of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Aug 7, 2013, 1:23 PM GMT-4 (17:23 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 110 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-08-07 17:23:55 UTC
- Depth
- 31.8 km (19.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.357° S, 70.161° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 105°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.281 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 4801 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.6123 km SE of Arica, Chile · 4795 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.0110 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4773 days ago · 100 km deep · 95 km away
Before
- 4.343 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 4805 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.6103 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4806 days ago · 96 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.451 km NW of Iquique, Chile · 4816 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.5102 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 4819 days ago · 97 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.6138 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 4832 days ago · 110 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 10
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000ixpp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.